| No. 21-429 | |
| Title: | Oklahoma, Petitioner v. Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta |
| Docketed: | September 21, 2021 |
| Linked with 21A168 | |
| Lower Ct: | Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma |
| Case Numbers: | (F-2017-1203) |
| Decision Date: | April 29, 2021 |
| Questions Presented | |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Sep 17 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2021) |
| PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Sep 22 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, State of Oklahoma |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Oct 20 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 21, 2021 to November 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Oct 21 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 22, 2021. |
| Oct 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Inc., et al filed. |
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| Oct 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Cities of Tulsa and Owasso, Oklahoma filed. |
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| Oct 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. |
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| Oct 21 2021 | Brief amici curiae of the Oklahoma District Attorneys Association, et al. filed. |
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| Oct 29 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Cherokee Nation filed. |
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| Nov 15 2021 | Brief of respondent Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta in opposition filed. |
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| Nov 16 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Muscogee (Creek) Nation filed. |
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| Nov 18 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Chickasaw Nation and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma filed. |
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| Nov 19 2021 | Application (21A168) to file reply brief in excess of word limits, submitted to Justice Gorsuch. |
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| Nov 22 2021 | Response of Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta to application filed. |
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| Nov 29 2021 | Application (21A168) denied by Justice Gorsuch. |
| Dec 08 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022. |
| Dec 08 2021 | Reply of petitioner Oklahoma filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jan 10 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022. |
| Jan 18 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022. |
| Jan 21 2022 | Petition GRANTED limited to Question 1 presented by the petition. The case will be set for argument in the April 2022 argument session. Petitioner's brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Monday, February 28, 2022. Respondent's brief on the merits is to be filed on or before Monday, March 28, 2022. The reply brief is to be filed in accordance with Rule 25.3. |
| Feb 09 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Oklahoma. |
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| Feb 09 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Oklahoma |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Feb 10 2022 | Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Feb 22 2022 | Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Feb 28 2022 | Brief of petitioner Oklahoma filed. |
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| Mar 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of The Oklahoma District Attorneys Association, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Texas, et al. filed. |
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| Mar 07 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Inc., et al. filed. |
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| Mar 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police filed. |
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| Mar 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of Citizens for Equal Rights Foundation filed. |
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| Mar 07 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of City of Tulsa, Oklahoma filed. |
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| Mar 07 2022 | Motion for leave to file appendix to amicus curiae brief under seal filed by City of Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
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| Mar 15 2022 | ARGUMENT SET FOR Wednesday, April 27, 2022. |
| Mar 16 2022 | Record requested from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma, and also from the Tulsa County District Court. |
| Mar 22 2022 | Record received from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma. (1 Box) |
| Mar 23 2022 | CIRCULATED |
| Mar 28 2022 | Record received from the U.S. District Court for Tulsa County. (1 Box) |
| Mar 28 2022 | Brief of respondent Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 01 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of National Congress of American Indians filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 04 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 04 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 04 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Federal Indian Law Scholars and Historians filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 04 2022 | Brief amici curiae of Former United States Attorneys Michael Cotter, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 04 2022 | Brief amici curiae of National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 04 2022 | Brief amici curiae of The Navajo Nation, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 04 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 04 2022 | Brief amicus curiae of United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 04 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed. |
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| Apr 14 2022 | Motion of City of Tulsa, Oklahoma for leave to file an appendix to an amicus curiae brief under seal GRANTED. |
| Apr 14 2022 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED. |
| Apr 15 2022 | Reply of petitioner Oklahoma filed. (Distributed) |
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| Apr 27 2022 | Argued. For petitioner: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C. For respondent: Zachary C. Schauf, Washington, D. C.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) |
| Apr 29 2022 | Letter of the Solicitor General correcting statements made during oral argument filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jun 29 2022 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. |
| Aug 01 2022 | JUDGMENT ISSUED |
| Aug 01 2022 | MANDATE ISSUED |
| Aug 17 2022 | Record returned to Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma (2 boxes). |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Kannon K. Shanmugam Counsel of Record | Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 2001 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 kshanmugam@paulweiss.com | (202) 223-7300 |
| Party name: Oklahoma | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| Zachary Charles Schauf Counsel of Record | Jenner & Block, LLP 1099 New York Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001 ZSchauf@jenner.com | 202-639-6000 |
| Party name: Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta | ||
| Other | ||
| Elizabeth B. Prelogar Counsel of Record | Solicitor General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | 202-514-2217 |
| Party name: United States | ||
| Ze-wen Julius Chen Counsel of Record | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP 2001 K Street N.W. Washington, DC 20006 chenj@akingump.com | 202-887-4475 |
| Party name: Federal Indian Law Scholars and Historians | ||
| Klint Austin Cowan Counsel of Record | Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens 100 N. Broadway, Suite 1700 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 kcowan@fellerssnider.com | (405) 232-0621 |
| Party name: United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma | ||
| Michael R. Dreeben Counsel of Record | O’Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 mdreeben@omm.com | 202-383-5400 |
| Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | ||
| Colby Daniel Duren Counsel of Record | National Congress of American Indians 1516 P Street NW Washington, DC 20005 cduren@ncai.org | (202) 466-7767 |
| Party name: National Congress of American Indians | ||
| Troy A. Eid Counsel of Record | Greenberg Traurig LLP 1144 15th Street Suite 3300 Denver, CO 80202 eidt@gtlaw.com | 3035726521 |
| Party name: Former United States Attorneys Michael Cotter, D. Michael Dunavant, Halsey B. Frank, Troy A. Eid, Thomas B. Hefflelfinger, David Iglesias, Brendan V. Johnson, Wendy Olson, Timothy Q. Purdon, and R. Trent Shores | ||
| Blaine H. Evanson Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 3161 Michelson Drive Irvine, CA 92612 bevanson@gibsondunn.com | (949) 451-3805 |
| Party name: City of Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||
| Blaine H. Evanson Counsel of Record | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 333 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071 bevanson@gibsondunn.com | 949-451-3805 |
| Party name: Cities of Tulsa and Owasso, Oklahoma | ||
| Robert Harlan Henry Counsel of Record | Robert Henry Law Firm 512 N. Broadway Ave. Suite 230 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 rh@rhhenrylaw.com | 405-516-7824 |
| Party name: Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma | ||
| Frank Sharp Holleman IV Counsel of Record | Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP 1425 K Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005 fholleman@sonosky.com | 2026820240 |
| Party name: Chickasaw Nation and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | ||
| Riyaz Amir Kanji Counsel of Record | Kanji & Kantzen, PLLC 303 Detroit Street Suite 400 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 rkanji@kanjikatzen.com | 734-769-5400 |
| Party name: Muscogee (Creek) Nation | ||
| Lawrence A. Kogan Counsel of Record | The Kogan Law Group, P.C. 100 United Nations Plaza Suite #14f New York, NY 10017 lkogan@koganlawgroup.com | (917) 565-1521 |
| Party name: Citizens for Equal Rights Foundation | ||
| Andrew William Lester Counsel of Record | Spencer Fane LLP 9400 North Broadway Extension Suite 600 Oklahoma City, OK 73114 alester@spencerfane.com | 4058449900 |
| Party name: Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police | ||
| Mary Kathryn Nagle Counsel of Record | Mary Kathryn Nagle, Esq. P.O. Box 506 McLean, VA 22101 mkn@mknaglelaw.onmicrosoft.com | 2024070591 |
| Party name: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center | ||
| Chrissi Ross Nimmo Counsel of Record | Cherokee Nation P.O. Box 948 Tahlequah, OK 74465 chrissi-nimmo@cherokee.org | 9184586998 |
| Party name: Cherokee Nation | ||
| Lynn H. Slade Counsel of Record | Modrall Sperling Roehl Harris & Sisk, P.A. 500 Fourth Street N,.W., Suite 1000 Albuquerque, NM 87102 lynn.slade@modrall.com | 505-848-1800 |
| Party name: Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Inc., et al | ||
| Paul Wesley Spruhan Counsel of Record | Navajo Nation Department of Justice P.O. Box 2010 Window Rock, Navajo Nation, AZ 86515 pspruhan@nndoj.org | 928-871-6210 |
| Party name: The Navajo Nation, et al. | ||
| Judd Edward Stone II Counsel of Record | Texas Attorney General's Office P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 judd.stone@oag.texas.gov | 512-936-1700 |
| Party name: States of Texas, Kansas, Louisiana, and Nebraska | ||
| Katherine Crawford Yarger Counsel of Record | Lehotsky Keller LLP 700 Colorado Blvd. Unit 407 Denver, CO 80206 katie@lehotskykeller.com | (303) 717-4749 |
| Party name: The Oklahoma District Attorneys Association, The Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association, The Association of Oklahoma Narcotic Enforcers and The 27 Oklahoma District Attorneys | ||